Childhood amnesia in the making: Different distributions of autobiographical memories in children and adults

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 597-611

  Bauer, Patricia J ^a   Larkina, Marina ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Childhood amnesia; Cue word technique; Development; Forgetting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AMNESIA; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMNESIA; CHILD; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897475489     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033307     Document Type: Article

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